PLANTS Profile for Platanthera ciliaris (yellow fringed orchid)

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Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindl.
yellow fringed orchid

Symbol:

PLCI2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindl.

Habenaria ciliaris

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Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindl.

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Synonyms:
Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindl.

	BLCI2	Blephariglotis ciliaris (L.) Rydb.
	HACI7	Habenaria ciliaris (L.) R. Br.

Distribution:
Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindl.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindl.

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 45 species in Platanthera

Classification:
Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindl.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Orchidales
Family	Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus	Platanthera Rich. – fringed orchid
Species	Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindl. – yellow fringed orchid

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindl.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
yellow-fringed orchid		Threatened
Florida:
yellow-fringed orchid		Threatened
Illinois:
yellow fringed orchid		Endangered
Indiana:
yellow-fringe orchis		Endangered
Maryland:
yellow fringed orchid		Threatened
Michigan:
orange or yellow fringed orchid		Threatened
New York:
orange fringed orchis		Endangered
Ohio:
yellow fringed orchid		Threatened
Pennsylvania:
yellow fringed-orchid		Threatened
Rhode Island:
yellow fringed orchid		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindl.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindl.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43413.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindl.

USDA FS Eastern Region-Species Conservation Assessments

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